Tom Hanks,
Bruce Dern,
Carrie Fisher,
Rick Ducommun,
Corey Feldman
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Ward and June Cleaver have nothing on suburban couple Ray and Carol Peterson (Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher). Together with their perfect son, Ray and Carol are so clean that they squeak. Thus, when new... read more
Directed by: Joe Dante
Release Date: January 1, 1989
DVD Release Date: May 4, 1999
Stats: 3,056 reviews
This comedy shows Tom Hanks at his early best, as him and his friends are trying to investigate the disappearance of a neighbor and the new oddball family that moved in next door. The film has little flattering things to say about the so called normal suburb life and its picket f... read more
Dante is one of my favourite directors, and I remember absolutely loving this comedy about a strange new family that moves into the neighbourhood, but I can't seem to remember it too well. I need to re-watch this one.
One of the best early films from Tom Hanks, The Burbs is a terrific horror comedy with plenty of laughs. The Burbs is actually a great film for non horror fans to watch because its scary elements are used purely for comical effect.
The film surrounds neighbors who have to deal w... read more
this movie is fuckin cool....
i gave it two thumbs up & a one erected penis!
Perhaps one of the best comedies of its time. Tom Hanks leads an all star cast of comedians in this exquisitely bizarre look at suburbia and collective paranoia. The story is unique and perfectly told. It is harmless, yet surprisingly memorable.
I watched this so much when I was in high school, its lost alittle of its bite in time but its still ooky and spooky.the cast is perfect, Hanks in his golden comedy era, and I love the way they snoop around all the time. Thing is when yr a kid, we all did this right? mess around ... read more
A great dark comedy about a guy spying on his neighbour and begins to think they are up to no good. One of Tom Hank's best earlier films.
While Mr Hanks didn't win an Oscar for this movie perhaps Bruce Dern should've won one for it? It's got Dern as a psychotic military vet, Princess Leia, one of the Coreys (Feldman) and Henry Gibson before he was telling William H Macy not to confuse children with angels in a bar.... read more
Dante's excoriating view of homegrown isolationism is as profound and misunderstood as Spielberg's in 1941 Full Review
Moderately amusing comedy with a nice twist.
Lots of in-jokes and a few agreeable moments.
A weird and misshapen farce, but there's something going on here beyond simple goofiness.
Works effectively as a kind of goofy homage to suburbanites
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